| Description | A compact Weigela with burgundy foliage and pink flowers. Often listed as an improved Wine and Roses Weigela. |
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| Pronunciation | (why-GEE-la)(FLOR-i-da) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full is best for foliage color and flowers, tolerates shade |
| Moisture | aveage |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink funnel shaped |
| Leaves | simple, opposite, color will vary with the growing site, more sunlight the darker purple the foliage, shaded sites the foliage color will change to a green/purple, new emerging leaves will have a green tinge |
| Dimensions | 2-3 by 3-4 feet (H-S) |
| Maintenance | Weigela will have some winter kill on their branches and need some clean-up in the spring, prune after the plants are done blooming |
| Propagation | PP, cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Genus Weigela was named in honour of the German botanist Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel (1748-1833) |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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